Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-02

and that Marvin Hughitt, Second Vice
President and General Manager of the
road, would succeed him, was called TO
Keeps attention to-day. so far as l AM
concerned" said Keep, "the report is true.
| have been President of the road fourteen
years and resign because | want more rest
and less confinement"
He Couldn't Stand the Suspense.
DETROIT (Mich), May 1st. = william
Wheeler the dime museum doorkeeper
and lecturer, came here from Chicago sew
eral months ago. a few weeks ago he re-
ceived word that he had fallen heir TO an
undivided half interest in a California
unc'e's $500 900 fortune. Immediately he
resigned and proceeded to celebrate, soon
dlsp sing of all his spare cash. For the
sake Of lucre to take him to the Golden
Gate he secured a position as night clerk at
the Coiburn House. Last night he left
without giving due notice, taking with
him little more than 500 belonging tn
the ho'ei Nothing has since been heard
from him.
Powerful Cattle Syndicate
DENVER, May 1st.-There lave been sew
eral mysterious and secret meetings of
prominent cattlemen in both Colorado and
New Mexico during the past ten days. Ii
a. ~ AASi tO-lllsilt lIdl lIe DGTDOSt
OF these meetings has been to organize a
company to be known as the American
Cattle Trust Company, the object of which
will be to fight the Armour dressed beef
syndicate, OF Chicago The new syndicate
includes Nelse Morris, of Chicago, and
many of the wealthiest cattle owners of
Colorado, New Mexico and western Kansas.
1t is claimed they have paid up capital of
$25, 100000.
Mayday in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, May 1st.-After day of sum-
mer heat, this section was visited this even
ing by a terrific hail-storm, which did
much damage. The hailstones ranged in
size from that of pea to a full-grown
goose egg, some of the largest weighing
four ounces and measuring nine inches in
circumference. Glass was broken wherever
exposed, that in the tower of the State
capitol being riddled, and in some cases
even plate-glass being shattered. A num-
Der of small structures, chimneys, ETC.,
were wrecked by the wind.
An Editor in Luck.
CHICAGO, May 1st-Slason Thompson, an
editorial writer on the Ne'0s and formerly
well known in journalistic circles on the
Pacific coast, was married on Friday to
Miss Lillian Watson, of Evanston. The
brides father is George Watson, for several
years manager of the Montreal Bank in
this city, and is rated at couple of million
dollars. One of the wedding presents to
the young couple was an elegant brown
stone front in the most attractive part of
the north side of the city.
Hod-Carriers on a Strike.
CHICAGO. May 1st.-To-morrow about
5000 hod- d-carriers and laborers will be idle
here, having been ordered on a strike by
the Hod-Carriers' Union. The number
would have been fully 5000 had not over
100 employers granted the demand for an
advance of three to five cents per hour.
-Four thousand members of the Union, of
all natiopalities, attended the meeting to-
day at which this action was ratified.
Down East Floods.
ELLSWORTH, May 1st.-Every entrance to
the city from Bangor is cut off by reason
of impossible bridges. The water has not
risen any since 10 o'clock this morning,
and it is hoped the worst is over. There
is great washout on the railroad at Boggy
Brook. No trains or mails have passed
since Friday morning. The carriage roads
are in the worst condition for years.
The Business Boom.
Boston, Nav 1st.-The managers of the
leading clearing houses in the United States
report the total gross exchanges for the
week ending April 30th to be 1917, los, sos,
an increase of 25.5 per cent.
Arrest of Mail Robber.
New YORK, May 2d-[Special ]-George
W. Rogers, a baggageman on the Buffalo,
New York and Philadelphia railroad, was
arrested last night for Systematically rob-
bing the mails. The trouble began three
months ago, and heavy losses were report
ed in northwestern Pennsylvania. These
losses were found to occur on the run from
Titusyille and Oil City to Buffalo, and were
| mostly on Mondays and Saturdays, when
Rogers had the handling and closing of the
pouches. The detectives captured Roger.
through the means of decoy letter.
He Doesn't Like Cleveland.
New YORK, May 2d.-[Special. THE
San says: 1" Before leaving New York fol
the Pacific coast, a few days ago, Charlie.
Stewart Voorhies, Democratic Delegate fol
Washington Territory in the last and pres
ent Congress, expressed very freely his dis
gust with Cleveland and the policy of the
Administration. The charges which he
makes include matters such as smothering
the Idaho bill, the Beecher appointment
and the support given by the Democratic
Administration to the late Republican
Governor of Washington Territory in the
unconstitutional proceedings at Seattle at
the time Of the anti-Chinese excitement" ;"